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Electric disconnections in Nebraska, 2024

5.2electric disconnections for nonpayment per 100 residential accounts in Nebraska, 2024

Nebraska ranks 25th of 51, 1st being the highest rate. The Nebraska total is 46,619 disconnections on about 895,296 accounts, 4.2 per 100 below the U.S. rate of 9.4. It also counts 560,554 final-notice events. Events, not homes: an account cut off twice counts twice.

Nebraska month by month

Nebraska: October peaked at 5,589 disconnections, December bottomed at 2,412. Per 100 Nebraska accounts the monthly rate ran from 0.27 (December) to 0.62 (October). Nebraska averaged 0.31 a month in December to February and 0.42 in June to August: summer ran 1.3 times winter.

Nebraska disconnections per month, 2024

  1. 2,460Jan
  2. 3,536Feb
  3. 4,275Mar
  4. 5,094Apr
  5. 3,958May
  6. 3,525Jun
  7. 3,599Jul
  8. 4,149Aug
  9. 4,407Sep
  10. 5,589Oct
  11. 3,617Nov
  12. 2,412Dec
Nebraska electric final notices, disconnections and reconnections by month, 2024
MonthNebraska final noticesNebraska disconnectionsNebraska reconnectionsNebraska accountsNebraska per 100
January44,5632,4602,395897,0070.27
February44,8073,5363,087892,1700.40
March46,0804,2753,770893,4110.48
April43,9665,0944,262893,7120.57
May43,2033,9583,449894,7380.44
June40,5883,5252,986893,9820.39
July43,8223,5992,995895,5840.40
August55,2924,1493,469894,6910.46
September52,8414,4073,709896,1070.49
October54,3015,5894,880896,7320.62
November46,6093,6173,273896,9680.40
December44,4842,4121,874898,4470.27
Year560,55446,61940,148895,296 (mean)5.21 (yearly)

Scale Nebraska to your town

    Statewide rate for Nebraska: 5.21 per 100. A single utility can sit far from it.

    Nebraska utilities that reported

    Nebraska: 33 utilities reported. They sum to 36,221 of the 46,619 disconnections in the state total; Nebraska Public Power District alone reported 9,410 (20%).

    15 Nebraska utilities have 5,000+ accounts and twelve months of data. Their rates run from 1.0 (Loup River Public Power Dist) to 23.8 (City of South Sioux City) per 100.

    Largest 10 Nebraska reporting utilities by disconnections
    Nebraska utilityDisconnectionsAvg accountsPer 100Final noticesReconnectionsMonths
    Nebraska Public Power District9,41073,52812.862,6248,72112 of 12
    Omaha Public Power District8,540361,4122.4231,5336,37812 of 12
    Lincoln Electric System7,382134,9125.538,6046,16112 of 12
    City Of Grand Island - NE3,12027,63811.317,6183,08012 of 12
    City of South Sioux City1,5086,32623.820,6911,54912 of 12
    City of North Platte1,22611,22110.912,8621,02112 of 12
    City of Fremont - (NE)1,06213,5267.921,84884712 of 12
    Southern Public Power District68114,0704.87,73259012 of 12
    City of Lexington - (NE)5263,81513.83,21357712 of 12
    City of Nebraska City - (NE)at least 518 (8 months)Not publishedNo rate7,357Not published8 of 12

    All utilities, CSV

    Nebraska against its neighbours

    Nebraska sits in the West North Central division. Its 6 division peers average 5.9 per 100; the highest is Kansas at 10.0 and the lowest Iowa at 3.2. Nebraska is 0.7 below the division average.

    States bordering Nebraska, electric disconnections per 100 accounts 2024
    Nebraska bordersRank of 51Per 100Gap to NebraskaTimes NebraskaFinal notices per 100
    Kansas12th10.0+4.71.91x37.8
    Missouri15th9.3+4.11.78x76.6
    South Dakota23rd6.0+0.81.16x28.7
    Colorado27th5.2-0.00.99x38.4
    Iowa42nd3.2-2.00.61x43.0
    Wyoming51st1.2-4.00.24x23.3

    Closest in the ranking to Nebraska: South Dakota 6.0, Indiana 5.9, Maine 5.2, Colorado 5.2.

    How firm the Nebraska number is

    Nebraska response rate: 84.2% weighted by size, 100.0% by count. Utilities reported 36,221; EIA's adjustment is +10,398 (+22.3% of 46,619). Largest monthly relative standard error, Nebraska: 10.7%. EIA flags no Nebraska month. Flag codes and method.

    Shutoff rule read for Nebraska

    Nebraska shutoff rule, as read
    Nebraska ruleWhat the text says
    Protected customers70-1606(1)(g): disconnection is postponed or prevented on a physician, PA or APRN certificate of an existing illness or handicap causing an immediate serious health hazard; filed within 5 days (excluding holidays and weekends) of the notice; prevents disconnection at least 30 days; one postponement per incidence of nonpayment. Notice must also mention possible welfare assistance (j).
    Notice before disconnection70-1605: notice in person, by first-class mail or (if elected) electronic delivery, conspicuously marked; no discontinuance for at least 7 days after notice is sent or given, weekends and holidays excluded. Village utilities: written mailed notice 7 days before (70-1603). Contents listed in 70-1606.
    Payment plans70-1606(1)(i): notice must state that the subscriber may arrange an installment payment plan with the utility; no stated plan terms.
    ComplaintsUtility-run process: conference on request within 14 days (70-1608, 70-1610), no disconnection pending it (70-1609), then appeal to utility management or board (70-1612). PSC (psc.nebraska.gov consumer page, read) lists 800.526.0017 and 402.471.3101.

    Read: Neb. Rev. Stat. 70-1601 to 70-1613 (esp. 70-1605, 70-1606, 70-1608 to 70-1612), checked 2026-10-02. 70-1605: public or private utilities furnishing water, natural gas or electricity at retail, other than a village-owned municipal utility; village-owned utilities have lighter rules in 70-1603 and 70-1604.

    Not legal advice; check your Nebraska notice.

    Help in Nebraska

    Nebraska LIHEAP eligibility as listed: 150% Federal Poverty Level Weatherization: 200% Federal Poverty Line.

    Nebraska benefits as listed: Heating: $154 minimum, $1,050 maximum Cooling: $273 minimum, $700 maximum Crisis: $500 maximum.

    What this means for you in Nebraska

    • Nebraska had 560,554 final notices and 46,619 disconnections: 8 disconnections per 100 notices. A notice is not a disconnection.
    • Nebraska reconnections ran at 86 per 100 disconnections. The data give no time to restore.
    • No cold-weather clause text found for Nebraska. October was the busiest Nebraska month by count.
    • To contest a Nebraska notice: Utility-run process: conference on request within 14 days (70-1608, 70-1610), no disconnection pending it (70-1609), then appeal to utility management or board (70-1612).
    • Cannot pay in full? Ask your Nebraska utility for a payment plan, then the LIHEAP office above.

    More

    Sources

    Form EIA-112, Residential Utility Disconnection Survey, calendar year 2024, EIA release page (released 2026-04-14, file retrieved 2026-10-07). Utility file: electric utility-level workbook; report: 2024 Residential Utility Disconnections Report. Monthly CSV

    Questions

    How many electric disconnections were there in Nebraska in 2024?

    46,619 in Nebraska, of which utilities reported 36,221. That is 5.2 per 100 accounts, 25th of 51.

    Does 5.2 per 100 mean 5% of Nebraska homes lost service?

    No. The 46,619 Nebraska disconnections are events; a home cut off twice counts twice. EIA gives no count of distinct Nebraska homes.

    Which month had the most disconnections in Nebraska?

    October, with 5,589. December had 2,412.

    How many Nebraska utilities have a yearly rate?

    29 of 33. The rest left a month blank or share a name with another row.

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  title = {Nebraska electric disconnections: 5.2 per 100 accounts in 2024},
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